Wallen captures second-straight honor

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Daniela Wallen of Oklahoma City was once again named NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball National Player of the Week, the national office announced on Tuesday. Wallen was selected for her play during the week of Dec. 5 – 12 and was chosen out of the conference and Association of Independent Institutions award winners.

• Matched a career-high of 35 points in a 70-56 win over Haskell (Kan.) after the Stars opened the game on a 14-0 run.• To go-along-with her 35 points, Wallen recorded 12 rebounds to earn her seventh double-double of the season out of 11 games.• On the week with two wins over Haskell, Wallen was 27-44 from the field to shoot 61.4 percent.• Oklahoma City is now 10-1 on the season.• Ranks No. 2 in the NAIA in three categories – points per game (24.0), total steals (36) and total scoring (264). Also ranks No. 10 in steals per game (3.3).• This is Wallen’s second-career National Player of the Week award.

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